The Washington critic., 1887-03-12
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of the
National Capital.


Tickets are sold by driver or conductor Of
all cars, for % cents, good on any llno.
Warrington and Georgetown Railroad-Stnrts
nt ntCcurgetown, corner OF lllgh street down
Bridge street, across Rock Crock, east along
Pennsylyania avenue, passing circle con
tnlning Mills statue OF washington; Cor
rcnis; Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue OF An
drew jackson; Department of Justice lhalt.
Ing ut Fiitt enth street, where transfers arc
given to Fourteenth street BrnnelD Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De-
pGrtmont; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willardsand other hotels, and through
tie principal business portion OF the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south to Potomac River,
Lnst botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
NiCrc transfers are given to branch running
to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depOD, as'
Ctndng south side Of Capitol IIlll, contin.
uins along u street south TO Pennsylvania
Avenue, turning Into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Iard gate.
Returning same route and conditions
Fuurteonthstreet Branch - Starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fourtcenth street to boundary, passing
Frsnklln Square and Thomas statue. Re.
turning, same route. Transfers given TO aud
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars TO Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, . cents additional.
Soycnth-street Drancll-Starts at boundary
and runs due south across the city along
seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postoflccs, Old'Fcl-
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
a, cen re Market and City PostofiCe (wlcrc
transfers are given TO the main or Avenue
linCl, continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Nh.
scum, 10 the VharNCs OF thc Mount Vernon.
Nuiiut aud utEer 'oimcrs and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
MctruI olitun Railway Leaving Georgetown,
where IL makes II circuit of West, High,
FnNctte, Second Uumbartun and Mont
pofpury streets, passing nepr. GeOrgc'pwn
COLLEGE, Academy of tho Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and oak llill Cemetery,
over Euck Geek TO T. street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst tho paln'
tlal residences of the Mcst End, inciudin:
that Of the british minister; along seYun-
tcCnth street west 10 u street north, -Four
tecntil street 10 Il, passing Wlllnrd's imd the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street (wherc
Transfers are given TO the Nlntil.,trrct
DrNncnl. past the Patent and Post Offices
to Fifth street, to Louisiana avenue, passing
judiciary square, City Hall aud Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to G. street, 10y
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
east, thence along East Capitol street 20 LIN
coin Park. Returning, same route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
d street instead OF Indiana avenue.
| Cars also leave the west front Of the State,
Waran Navy Departments NJ cOnycnient
intervals, connecting with above Inns ut
Seventeenth and II streets.
| Ninth street Branrli-Starts at northern ter.
minus Of seventh street west twhcrc II con
| meets with Silver Springs Branch, diyorgng
| 10 Ninth street, thence south, passing
| Mount Vernon square, Masonic Temple,
| Patent and PostOiliCcS at II street (whcre
transfers are given 10 main line east or
wesp, thence 70 B street, passing Ccntrc
| Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
Sixth street TO Missouri avenue, to Four.
and.a'half street, thence to the Arsenal
| gate and steamboat wharvCs, Potomac
| River. Returning by same route.
| Silver Springs Branch--Starts from northern
| terminus OF Nlnth-street Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard Uniyor'
| sity and Scluot2en Park, to entrance to
grounds of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
| Columbia Railway-Starts at Fifteenth street
| west, southeast of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue to its intersection
| with Massachusetts, avenue at Seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts avenue to
II street north, past the Government Print
ing Ofiice to Boundary and beginning OF
Baltimore turnpike and Benning's Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and Street Tor Belt Railroad
| Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
| Hnd.ahalf street, thence east to First west,
north TO q street, west to, Fourth street
north TO 7 street, west to Eleventh street
south TO L street north, west To Fourteenth
street, south to Ohio avenue, east to
Twelfth street, south to Virginia avenue
1 anu tusl W SluIllllg punt hclulnlhEs
route, except passing east over instead oi
| i street.
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming to the Centre Market, Potomac rive
steamboat wharves, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument anc
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anncostia Railroad Starting from foot o
| seventh street, along NJ street south
| past nayy.yard gate To Twelfth street east
| and over the AnaCostia Bridge to Union
town and the Government Hospital for tn,
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfer
t. and from Avenue Line or sevcntlistrec
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
| road, cents,
llcrdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty
| second and q streets northwest. Fare,
| cents; six tickets for - cents. Horse'ca
| tickets are also received MS fare.
Ilerdlc cabs are run TO any part OF the city
Fare, % cents, within | mile; IS cents pc
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour 10
| more than ono. stands, East Capitol from
and Pennsylvania avenue and scyent
| street northwest.
Tie Parks.
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